ALL SPORTS PRODUCTIONS IS A SPORTING EVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT HAS RESCHEDULED SEVEN OF THOSE EVENTS ALREADY.. THE OWNER HOPES THE RACES ARE POSTPONED RATHER THAN CANCELLED ENTIRELY. THE JOE MARTIN STAGE RACE... FAYETTEVILLE HALF MARATHON... THE OZARK VALLEY TRIATHLON. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE EVENTS ALL SPORTS PRODUCTIONS PUTS ON EACH YEAR Bruce Dunn/Owner, All Sports Productions: I think the biggest challenge is just the uncertainty UNCERTAINTY OVER WHEN OUTDOOR EVENTS CAN BE HELD SAFELY Dunn: We're hearing from our customer-athlete they're ready to come do things. That's their routine and they've lost their routine and they've lost their goals. So we're cautiously optimistic that people are gonna be ready and willing to come out as soon as the all clear is given. WHEN THE ALL-CLEAR IS GIVEN, DUNN AND HIS STAFF WILL WORK TO RESCHEDULE ALMOST HALF OF THEIR EVENTS...HOPING TO SAFELY HOST THE HUNDREDS OF ATHLETES WHO PARTICIPATE IN HIS RACES Dunn: Let's say I can put the event on effectively and I've given the okay by the Mayor's office, the governor, whoever it may be-if only 50 percent of the people show up, it's not gonna cover our cost so there's the x factor. ALL SPORTS PRODUCTIONS TURNED THE IRON PIG EVENT INTO A VIRTUAL EVENT THIS PAST SATURDAY.. AND DUNN SAYS HE COULD SEE THE CONTINUATION OF VIRTUAL RACES Dunn: We're still people that wanna see you. We wanna be in person. I think we're gonna add it. It's just gonna be something that we add to the offering. It's not gonna replace it ALL SPORTS PRODUCTIONS IS HOSTING TWO VIRTUAL- ONLY EVENTS THIS SUMMER AND FALL.. THE JOE MARTIN STAGE RACE WAS SET TO HAPPEN THIS SATURDAY IN FAYETTEV

All Sports Productions puts on 15 events throughout the state of Arkansas each year, but has already had to reschedule seven of them.Owner Bruce Dunn says his customer-athletes are pushing to get back to their races. His company puts on events like the Joe Martin Stage Race, the Fayetteville Half Marathon and the Ozark Valley Triathlon.Dunn and other event companies across the country are conducting research to determine when and how it is safe to proceed with outdoor races that welcome hundreds of athletes. All Sports Productions conducted its Iron Pig Festival virtually and is planning to host two more virtual events. "We’re still people that wanna see you. We wanna be in person," Dunn said of future virtual events. "I think we’re gonna add it. It’s just gonna be something that we add to the offering. It’s not gonna replace it."

All Sports Productions puts on 15 events throughout the state of Arkansas each year, but has already had to reschedule seven of them.

Owner Bruce Dunn says his customer-athletes are pushing to get back to their races. His company puts on events like the Joe Martin Stage Race, the Fayetteville Half Marathon and the Ozark Valley Triathlon.

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Dunn and other event companies across the country are conducting research to determine when and how it is safe to proceed with outdoor races that welcome hundreds of athletes.

All Sports Productions conducted its Iron Pig Festival virtually and is planning to host two more virtual events.

"We’re still people that wanna see you. We wanna be in person," Dunn said of future virtual events. "I think we’re gonna add it. It’s just gonna be something that we add to the offering. It’s not gonna replace it."